Movies like Atrium (2014)

2073 (2024)

Inspired by Chris Marker's iconic 1962 featurette La Jetée; the year is 2073—a not-so-distant dystopian future—and the setting is New San Francisco, the scorched-earth tech-dominant police state where democracy and personal freedom have been well and truly obliterated.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & drama

Jonathan (2018)

Jonathan is a young man with a strange condition that only his brother understands. But when he begins to yearn for a different life, their unique bond becomes increasingly tested.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & science fiction

Doctor Who: Last Christmas (2014)

The Doctor and Clara face their Last Christmas. Trapped on an Arctic base, under attack from terrifying creatures, who are you going to call? Santa Claus!

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & drama

Light of My Life (2019)

Years after a pandemic wipes out most of the female population, a father struggles to shield his daughter from a dangerous and predatory world.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & drama

Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol (2010)

Amy Pond and Rory Williams are trapped on a crashing space liner, and the only way the Eleventh Doctor can rescue them is to save the soul of a lonely old miser. But is Kazran Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown, beyond redemption? And what is lurking in the fogs of Christmas Eve?

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & drama

Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven (2014)

In this epic two-part finale, the Doctor comes face to face with the mysterious Missy, and an impossible choice is looming. With Cybermen on the streets of London, old friends unite against old enemies, and the Doctor takes to the air in a startling new role.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & drama

Vesper (2022)

After the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed Father, meets a mysterious Woman with a secret that forces Vesper to use her wits, strength and bio-hacking abilities to fight for the possibility of a future.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & drama

Foe (2023)

Henrietta and Junior farm a secluded piece of land that has been in Junior's family for generations, but their quiet life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger shows up at their door with a startling proposal. Will they risk their relationship & personal identity for a chance to survive in a new world?

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & drama

Omni Loop (2024)

Diagnosed with a black hole growing inside her chest and stuck in a loop reliving the last five days of her life, a 55-year-old wife and mother from Miami, Florida decides to solve time travel in order to go back and be the person she always intended to be.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & drama

Parallel (2024)

Grief-stricken after the loss of her child, Vanessa takes refuge at a lake house only to be met with an aberration of herself from a parallel universe and realizes the multiverse gates hold the key to releasing her grief or trapping her forever.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & drama

The Zero Theorem (2013)

A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & science fiction

The Congress (2013)

An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & science fiction

The Giver (2014)

In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & science fiction

The Mandela Effect (2019)

A man becomes obsessed with facts and events that have been collectively misremembered by thousands of people. Believing the phenomena to be the symptom of something larger, his obsession eventually leads him to question reality itself.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & drama

The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

Thomas Jerome Newton is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. Aided by lawyer Oliver Farnsworth, Thomas uses his knowledge of advanced technology to create profitable inventions. While developing a method to transport water, Thomas meets Mary-Lou, a quiet hotel clerk, and begins to fall in love with her. Just as he is ready to leave Earth, Thomas is intercepted by the U.S. government, and his entire plan is threatened.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & drama

Spectral (2016)

A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over a European city.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction

Rage of Stars (2026)

A story about a woman from the International Special Forces Unit, who has a premonition about the impending end of humanity.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction

Prodigy (2017)

Jimmy is a committed child psychologist who uses his own playbook, but when he is brought in to work with Ellie, he is completely unprepared for his subject—a 9-year-old psychopathic genius with nothing to lose. As he begins to understand the extent of her capabilities and the fate that has been planned for her, he struggles to overcome her defenses before it is too late for them both.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction

Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight (2002)

After being punished for retreat from combat, Ranger David Martel is given command of the Liandra, a haunted 20-year old Minbari fighting ship. He's escorting ambassadors to a secret archaeological site, the oldest city on record and a clue to a dangerous ancient race.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction

Code 8 Part II (2024)

In a world where superpowered people are heavily policed by robots, an ex-con teams up with a drug lord he despises to protect a teen from a corrupt cop.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction

Isolation (2007)

This is one of the four "animated comics" taking place in the same universe as the film "I Am Legend". ADX Florence, Colorado, USA, is the most secure prison facility in the United States. During the early stages of the Krippin Virus Pandemic, John Edward Lord, an imprisoned terrorist is deliberately left behind at the prison to die, with no information on the outbreak.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction & drama

Sacrificing the Few for the Many (2008)

This is one of the four "animated comics" taking place in the same universe as the film "I Am Legend". In the early stages of the KV Pandemic, a refugee camp has been opened somewhere in central America, and is taking in patients infected with Krippin Virus for treatment. As a young boy and girl watch from the outskirts of the camp, a military convoy arrives.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama & science fiction

Shelter (2007)

This is one of the four "animated comics" taking place in the same universe as the film "I Am Legend". In New Delhi, India, during the Krippin Virus Pandemic, Vatsala and her family are preparing to evacuate to a shelter. That night, Vatsala sneaks out of her home and into the chaotic streets of the city to find her boyfriend, Pritam.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction & drama

Wedding Festivities (1913)

The film tells the story of a man and woman who don't know each other. After being matched by a matchmaker, after going through a series of red tape, they were sent to the bridal chamber and began a difficult life as a couple. Despite the primitive shooting methods and lack of training of the actors, the film has a very important place in the history of Chinese film.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Piedra angular (2011)

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Nani (2012)

Oscar got caught spraying graffiti. Now doing community service at a nursing home, he meets Isabel who is suffering from dementia. At 84 years old, Isabel may be a little old school, but soon the entire block is covered with her pink tag.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Six Shooter (2004)

Overwhelmed by grief following the death of his wife, Donnelly shares a train carriage home with a troubled young man identified only as the 'Kid'. As the Kid becomes more agitated and foul-mouthed, the journey takes on a violent and dangerous hue – for the bereaved Donnelly and for other hapless passengers on the train. Academy Award Winner: Best Live Action Short Film – 2005

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Claus von Wagner - Theorie der feinen Menschen I (2012)

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Claus von Wagner - Theorie der feinen Menschen II (2012)

Epic story of betrayal, family and money. Basically a bit like The Sopranos. Only in live action. As if Shakespeare had completed an internship at Deutsche Bank and written a comedy out of despair. People born before 1977 simply replace Sopranos with Dallas.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

Multi-Facial (1995)

Through a series of auditions, a young actor in New York City struggles with his identity.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama